My Class at Wirksworth

Well who would have thought it?  Here we are on holiday in the UK (sweltering in temperatures in the high 20's) and I have participated in a craft class today.  I was shopping in a lovely craft shop in a little town called Wirksworth and saw this lovely triptych.  I loved it and so was delighted when the man said it was a class.  Immediately my wonderful husband told me to book in for it even though it meant he had to drive me there and then amuse himself (in this sleepy, wee town) for 6 hours whilst I had fun doing this amazing project.  Isn't he just The Best?  And so I have a wonderful day making my triptych.  I got paint EVERYWHERE and goodness knows how long it will take me to get all the paint off my nails but who cares?  I am one happy bunny.  This time next week we will be winging our way home to NZ.  I think I might have to pack a corner of my suitcase with some of this lovely sunshine.

My Class Whilst on Holiday

 Well who would have thought it?  Here I am on holiday in the UK (sweltering in temperatures in the high 20's) and I have participated in a craft class today.  A dream come true!!!  I have had such a lovely day.  I was craft shopping in a lovely craft shop in Wirksworth and saw this lovely triptych and was soooooooooooooo excited when the man told me it was a class.  My wonderful husband immediately told me to book in for it even though it meant he had to drive me there and then amuse himself for 6 hours (in a little Derbyshire town) whilst I had fun all day.  Now isn't he The Best?  The pictures show you the results of my efforts.  I ended up VERY messy with paint EVERYWHERE.  Goodness knows how many days it will take for me to get it off my nails but who cares?  I am one happy bunny!!!  This time next week we will be winging our way back home to NZ.  Might have to pack a corner of my suitcase with sunshine.  Thanks for looking today.

Beautiful Blue Tit

I fell in love with this stamp when I saw it.  Reminds me of my childhood when we used to hang out bacon rinds for these beautiful little birds to hang on to.  They are such amazing acrobats and show their beautiful colour off to full advantage as they hang, often upside down,  and eat the rinds.  This is a Barbara Gray creation right from the Clarity Stamp to the composition.  Can't thank all these talented ladies enough for being so generous in sharing their talents with we lesser mortals.  Thank-you.

Butterfly Corner

A big thank-you to Christina Griffiths for a fantastic You Tube tutorial on how to make this card.  I love it.  I have made several now and they are a pleasure to create.  This one (and another one the same) are for my niece's 50th and my great nieces 21st.  I just need to make boxes to house them now.  The pictures show front and back views.

Robots in a Box

And this is my version of Card in a Box for Trent our Grandson.  Again it is a just because card for when we go away on holiday.  I was SO lucky to get the lovely 'puffy'Robot' stickers as well as the bug stickers on his sister's card.  Yeah for the 1 2 3 Dollar Shop.

Bugs in a Box

This is my card in a box for our youngest Granddaughter Tayla.  It's a just because card to send to her in a few weeks when we go away on holiday.  I am thrilled with how it turned out and I think she will be too.  

Results of Dolly Day

On /Saturday I joined Kate (Sister Act Craft Shop owner) and 5 other ladies and we played dollies ALL day.  These JulieNutting doll stamps are VERY cute and super fun to dress up /(or down)  The very large tags are made especially to house the dolls but one of our group made conventional cards from her dollies.  It is a great way to use up some of those ENDLESS scraps too.  We all scissor cut our dollies and clothes but there are a couple of dolls who come with cutting dies so you don't have to scissor cut.  Just position the die over the stamped images, tape in place and run it through your cutting machine.  Thanks for visiting.  See you next time.